
Sean Brennan
Gardener
Healthy gardens, tidy grounds, clients who stay for years
Gardener with twelve years maintaining and creating gardens for private and commercial clients around Dublin. Handles the full range — lawn care, planting, pruning, hedge work, bed maintenance and seasonal clean-ups — and keeps gardens healthy and looking their best year-round. Built a steady book of regular clients, most of them retained for years and gained through referrals. Knows plants, soils and seasons well enough to advise clients and plan planting that actually thrives. Works safely with hand and power tools, and leaves every site clean and tidy. Reliable, knowledgeable and genuinely takes pride in the work. Looking for a gardening or grounds-maintenance role with an employer or clients who value quality and care.
Self-Employed / Dublin Garden Services - Dublin, Ireland
Gardener April 2015 to Present 11 years & 4 months
Built a steady book of regular clients, most retained for years and gained largely through referrals.
Plan and carry out planting schemes that suit each site's soil, light and season and actually thrive.
Advise clients on plant choice, care and seasonal work, drawing on solid horticultural knowledge.
Work safely with hand and power tools, and leave every site clean and tidy after the job.
Handle seasonal clean-ups, leaf clearance and garden renovations as well as routine upkeep.
Leinster Grounds Maintenance - Dublin, Ireland
Groundsperson / Gardener August 2012 to March 2015 2 years & 8 months
Carried out mowing, planting, pruning and seasonal maintenance across the sites.
Learned equipment operation, plant care and safe working on the job.
Handled seasonal clean-ups and helped renovate several tired and overgrown gardens.
Built the skills and reputation to set up an independent gardening service.
Dublin Landscapes - Dublin, Ireland
Landscaping Labourer June 2010 to July 2012 2 years & 2 months
Learned planting, ground preparation and safe use of garden machinery on site.
Built fitness, plant knowledge and a careful, tidy way of working.
Moved into grounds maintenance and gardening as a more skilled hand.
Teagasc College of Horticulture
Certificate in Horticulture (September 2010 to June 2012)
Irish Horticulture Training
Pesticide Handling & Equipment Safety Certificate (January 2013 to April 2013)
Long-term clients
Planting that thrives
Country Garden Restoration
Gardener (March 2020 to October 2020)
Commercial Grounds Contract
Gardener (January 2021 to Present)
Certificate in Horticulture
Teagasc College of Horticulture (June 2012 to Present)
Pesticide Handling & Machinery Safety
Teagasc College of Horticulture (April 2018 to Present)
- Lawn Care
- Planting & Bed Maintenance
- Pruning & Hedge Work
- Plant & Soil Knowledge
- Seasonal Garden Care
- Garden Design & Planting Schemes
- Tool & Equipment Operation
- Pesticide Handling
- Client Advice
- Site Tidiness